New Zealand Captain, Brendon McCullum blazed to a quick fire Century in the Boxing Day Test match against Sri Lanka at Christchurch.
McCullum raced to fifty in 45 balls with 7 fours and a six and took just 29 balls for second fifty as he reached his Century in 74 balls with help of 10 fours and 5 sixes.
With the help of his 74-ball Century, McCullum broke his own record for the fastest Test Century by a New Zealander and jointly 9th fastest in overall along with Majid Khan, Mohammad Azharuddin and Kapil Dev.
Here are the Top-25 Fastest Test Centuries:
|
Balls |
Batsman |
Match |
Location |
Year |
|
56 |
IVA Richards |
West Indies v England |
St John’s |
1985/86 |
|
56 |
Misbah-ul-Haq |
Pakistan v Australia |
Abu Dhabi |
2014/15 |
|
57 |
AC Gilchrist |
Australia v England |
Perth |
2006/07 |
|
67 |
JM Gregory |
Australia v South Africa |
Johannesburg |
1921/22 |
|
69 |
S Chanderpaul |
West Indies v Australia |
Georgetown |
2002/03 |
|
69 |
DA Warner |
Australia v India |
Perth |
2011/12 |
|
70 |
CH Gayle |
West Indies v Australia |
Perth |
2009/10 |
|
71 |
RC Fredericks |
West Indies v Australia |
Perth |
1975/76 |
|
74 |
Majid Khan |
Pakistan v New Zealand |
Karachi |
1976/77 |
|
74 |
Kapil Dev |
India v Sri Lanka |
Kanpur |
1986/87 |
|
74 |
M Azharuddin |
India v South Africa |
Calcutta |
1996/97 |
|
74 |
Brendon McCullum |
New Zealand v Sri Lanka |
Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
2014/15 |
|
75 |
AB de Villiers |
South Africa v India |
Centurion |
2010/11 |
|
76 |
GL Jessop |
England v Australia |
The Oval |
1902 |
|
77 |
BC Lara |
West Indies v Pakistan |
Multan Cricket Stadium |
2006/07 |
|
78 |
Shahid Afridi |
Pakistan v West Indies |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |
2004/05 |
|
78 |
Shahid Afridi |
Pakistan v India |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
2005/06 |
|
78 |
V Sehwag |
India v West Indies |
Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet |
2006 |
|
78 |
Brendon McCullum |
New Zealand v Pakistan |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
2014/15 |
|
79 |
CH Gayle |
West Indies v South Africa |
Newlands, Cape Town |
2003/04 |
|
80 |
CH Gayle |
West Indies v England |
Kennington Oval |
2004 |
|
80 |
Sarfraz Ahmed |
Pakistan v Australia |
Dubai Sports City Stadium |
2014/15 |
|
81 |
DPMD Jayawardene |
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh |
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground |
2001/02 |
|
81 |
Kamran Akmal |
Pakistan v India |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
2005/06 |
|
81 |
LRPL Taylor |
New Zealand v Australia |
Seddon Park, Hamilton |
2009/10 |